Hedera helix ‘Chalice’ - Ornamental ivy
Slow-growing ivy. Leaves are irregularly shaped and curved, with 5 to 7 lobes and wavy margins, glossy and dark green in colour.
Stems fasciate, stiff, sparsely branched, semi-erect.
This ivy is equally at home in sun or shade. Ideal in pots or rock gardens.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Chalice’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Chalice’, is a slow-growing ivy.
The leaves are irregularly shaped and curved, with 5 to 7 lobes and wavy margins. They are shiny and dark green in colour. The stems are fasciate, stiff, sparsely branched and semi-erect.
This ivy is equally at home in sun or shade. It is ideal in pots or rock gardens.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of Ivalace‘ discovered by Cliff Coon of Coon Hollow Ivies Nursery, California, USA, in 1988.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Chalice'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Chalice’
- Pierot classification: ivy with crimped leaves, curiosity
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ’sport d'Ivalace’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Chalice’
- Port : semi-erect
- Number of lobes: 3, 5 or 7 lobes
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: dark green
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: green to purple-green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Chalice’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, rockery, houseplant
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The occasional question ...
What is a curved sheet?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
A leaf is said to be curved when its edges are curved upwards, The opposite of ‘curved’ is 'scurved'. The opposite of 'curved' is recurved, i.e. curved downwards.
Ivy in literature
“In the shadows, ivy was the only inhabitant of these once populated places.»
Victor Hugo, The Legend of the Centuries
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Slightly branched, Semi-evergreen |
| Type of foliage and colour | Curly or wavy, Green |
| Possible uses | Houseplant, Pots or window boxes, Rockwork |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curiosity, Wavy, curly or tight |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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